Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-02-03

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NORTaWBsT NEWS.
LINCOLN COUNTY.
Real estate in CaFreauville, foTReFly
ChFyssai Springs. holds frm. Sixseen
lists have been set aside for Court
Houss an too lots for the erection Of
railroad aep0t, freight houses. etc.
There seems 70 Be gr ~ demand foE
baiiding sites there. Al least stage
Driver Carreaa ssys 50.
Two years ego Davenport contained
but three different business hous 9. To-
day this thriving buFR can boast Of three
general merehaHdiss stofss, one sad
die and haFness shop ons drug stere.
one butuheT shop, one Law and land
Office, one lawyer, two wagon shops, tive
general blacksmith shops, three livery
and fed stables. one hotel, one confEae-
tor and builder, two agricultural iu-
piement agencies, two saloons, one de-
ter, one hardware store, one school
house, ons furniture store, and last but
pot least, the county official and oldest
newspaper-the Times. For this time
Of ths year all are doing we'll. We want
= shoemaker nov.
The survey for the SPFagne q Big
Bead Railway has been completed TO
wild Goose Bills, feFty-tWo miles. The
Surveyor claims that the read can be
bailt = 5000 per mile. MsjsE Sears
recommends the construction Of q
branch road 10 tap the Meadow, Fair
view and Davenport country, leaving
the main line as Minnie Falls Mills on
Grab Greek. This can be built for
5000 per mile. George ). Brooks, Ve
understand, h 10 leave for the East
soon 20 interest capitalists in the enter
prise. We hops the gentleman may be
successful, and to see the oars leaving
spFaRae for the Big Bend in less than
two yeaFt.-D 1resport TisHes.
SPOKANE COUNT.
The tall walls Of The cat meal mill are
progressing upwards steadily. The
buildins IL already one Of the features
Of the river front.
There continues to be heavy demand
for bidding material. IL will tax the
capacity Of all the saws in the cannty "a
supply the call for lumber daring she
coming summsF.
Tbis city has been sinRularly neg.
leoted BY the snow king daring the pasl
few weeks. snow In large quantities
has fallen few miles from the city il
every dir otion and yet the ground im-
mediately IN the city has rsmsined bar
rem. Even nov there is sleighing 90
every road leading into the city, fev
miles out.
Last night Marshal Leinin0er and
Oficer Warren visited the jail iast IN
time to 0veFhear the inmates planning
an escape. They proposed 10 burn q
hole through the door and IN that man
Rer get out. Had It rot been for enc OF
the men whs feared the Gre could not
be extingnished, the drunken fools
might have been eremated for their
| trousle.
Engine No. /, on the s. and P. x. R..
on the DoFniBR Of the 18th, struck 9
snow drift az Belnent yard, aud knock
ed the bead light and windows In the
cab all 10 flinders, and from Belmont to
Spaneis had 3 grand tussle in the differ
ent cute with the snow.
In oar lest We made mention of the
accidental woandlno Of young Faulkner
At Spanele. HIS brother had been oui
hunttne rabbits, and on reaching home
threw out the shell from his Winehes.
ter, and thinking there were no mose
loads IN the magazine he laid the cock.
ed gun on the table az which his broa her
vas seated. The trigger vas, by se0i
dent. sprung. aisoharRipa ths load
through the right arm Of bis brother,
about three inches from his shoulder
and on the under side Of bis arm, the
ball glanolnR against the bone, cutting
the arteries, aud passing almsst in
front ct his body and lodged IN the
wall TIE woand il q very danaeFous
one. and nothing but the best OF treat
ment viii save his hie.-SpokEns Falls
Rspsn-.
MASON COUNT
Mr.. Charles Perry. Who has been in
the employ % the Sass0p Company for
4 lone time. left for Seattle ea Tuesday.
Bsih the logging camps on the rail-
road had feed enonRh 30 last the cattle
daring the rsmAtndsF Of this season.
taken ap by the train this seek.
A gentleman 4ss 10 SAsiton this week
locking for . good location 10 start q
blacksmith sAep. and will. we feel as
sared. locate At this psint.
Alex. Mcleod hiss purchased lot.
OPPOSITE Mi. kod's new hoasa, and Ne
are informed. lst the contract Tar the
erection OF the bniiding 10 Mr.. Rlf.
Mr.. shelton informs us that be hes
made teo real estate transfers 90 far,
for The mSnth Of February. Every W
dicAtssn is that The coming Spring viii
b very bTisk, snd considerable bald
tns dose.
A raft Of lumber beloneine to wm.
ksuus. fastened 20 ths bridge on Knee
-. - k~4Na 49,
masl Of the lunbeE cas- recovered. IL
came from Wfilsy's mill, a. the head Of
the bAy, and eoatAins aboat 600 feet Of
lumber. whiea i % be used in The cen
strOcttoa o. his new house OPPOSITE this
ofhee. -SAelfoa Tesrsal.
sxAazT co0SzH.
W. G Ewing has taksns his depagtare
for the E4zt-
y Wiles has aoaAlrd the size % his
hopyArd daFiss the pest season.
Fred GRAHAM. q brother OF H. W.
GtAhzu. q Avon. arrived AZ AVee last
Tuesday frem ne island q GfAns
AklaH. \. b.
}uss 81 ve go 10 creSs ve learn that
Robert ha1ey. well knogn On the
/ SkAeit, has q resident Of the SaiiiaRua.
ntsh river, vas killed last SATURDAY.
niGat BY land siide. which de1alisned
bis hoase sale he was asleep IN bed.
A gentie@an last from I,acsnEer SAYS
thai pxoAioltlas N thai thriving soWa
- q fares. ths sslcea ks-pers 1AkinR
No prsieace whatever 10 disguias slr
ozssnesSL Il Il sid thai there are moEe
Saloons SAd msre Shisky Is drank thka
aadsf the liesass syst u Asyans esaia
ses thai tois uoasd b the result uadsr
tAs pressaf iAw.-Na4Af Ternaa NrsrS